Climate Hazards
TL;DR • 44 % of U.S. homes sit in terrain that the USGS flags as potentially landslide-prone. (Landslide Danger Looms For 44% Of U.S. Homes - Yahoo Finance) • Annual economic losses exceed $1 billion, with some estimates topping $2 billion when indirect costs are counted. (Economic Losses and Fatalities
Air Quality
TL;DR • 2023 delivered 66% more smoke-borne PM to the average American than any year since 2006. (Wildfire Smoke: Nationwide Health Risk - Climate Central) • Indoor particulate levels across the U.S. and Canada rose 17 % year-over-year—even in homes 100 mi from a fire line. (The Air Report: Indoor
Climate Hazards
Snapshot • 40 % of all NFIP flood-damage claims come from outside the high-risk (A / V) zones—mostly from the so-called “low-risk” X-zones. (Are You in a Flood Zone? What FEMA's 2024 Flood Map Mean for You) • NFIP’s average paid claim topped $66,000 between 2016-2022; the median homeowner